DFCU Group

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::summary Ugandan financial services company ::

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Field	Value
name	DFCU Group
logo	DFCU LOGO.jpg
type	Public
USE: DFCU
foundation	1964
location	Kampala, Uganda
key_people	William Irwin
Chairman
Elly Karuhanga
Director
industry	Financial services
products	Banking, Leasing, Investments
homepage
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| name = DFCU Group | logo = DFCU LOGO.jpg | type = Public USE: DFCU | foundation = 1964 | location = Kampala, Uganda | key_people = William Irwin Chairman Elly Karuhanga Director | num_employees = | revenue = | industry = Financial services | products = Banking, Leasing, Investments | homepage =

The Development Finance Company of Uganda Group, commonly referred to as the DFCU Group, is a company operating in the financial and real estate sectors in Uganda.

Overview

The Group is involved in retail banking, consumer lending, mortgage lending, development finance, medium and long-term lease financing as well as commercial real estate investments. DFCU was established in 1964 as a development finance company. In 2005 DFCU Group comprised the following subsidiaries:

• DFCU Limited
• DFCU Bank Limited
• DFCU Leasing Limited
• Rwenzori Properties Limited
• Nakasero Properties Limited

DFCU Limited is the holding company and it is listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), under the symbol DFCU.

DFCU Stock

, DFCU stock is owned by the following corporate entities and individuals:

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Rank	Name of owner	Percentage ownership
1	Arise BV of Netherlands	58.70
2	SCB Mauritius A/C Investment Fund for Developing Countries	9.97
3	NSSF	7.56
4	Kimberlite Frontier Africa Naster Fund, L.P.	7.35
5	Nearly 3,800 Other Investors	16.42
	Total	100.00
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DFCU House

DFCU Group built its new headquarters, which house the main branch of DFCU Bank. The building is known as DFCU House and rises ten stories high. Located at 26 Kyaddondo Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala's central business district, the development has underground and surface parking, as well as rentable, retail and office space on several levels.

References

References

1. [https://www.dfcugroup.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232&Itemid=1&limitstart=1 Key People At DFCU Group]
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9. "Nyangire Karumu & 2 Ors v DFCU Leasing Co.Ltd (Civil Suit-2007/106) [2013] UGCommC 89 (13 May 2013); {{!}} Ulii".
10. "RWENZORI PROPERTIES LTD :: Uganda :: OpenCorporates".
11. "NAKASERO PROPERTIES LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)".
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13. "UGA:DFCU - Google Finance Search".
14. (31 December 2022). "2022 DFCU Group Annual Report and Financial Statements".
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